PONTIAC, Ill. — There's now a blueprint for how to beat top-ranked Simeon: Make your 3-pointers.

The problem for West Aurora, which launched 24 attempts Wednesday, was the Blackhawks made only eight and never threatened the Wolverines in a 64-43 yawner in a Pontiac Holiday Tournament quarterfinal.

"If you want to keep hoisting 3-pointers, we're fine with it," said Simeon coach Robert Smith, whose team will face Lockport in a semifinal at 1 p.m. Thursday. "My philosophy is, there aren't too many great shooters in high school basketball. We should make them shoot shots."

Simeon (7-0) led 20-4 after one quarter and gave West Aurora (6-3) fits with its length in whatever defense Smith chose.

"They were just too quick," said West Aurora coach Gordon Kerkman, the most recent member of the state's 700-win club. "We couldn't penetrate, and when we got it inside we couldn't do anything with it."

Kerkman said the Blackhawks' 24 3-point attempts in 51 overall field goal attempts was not the pregame strategy.

"I don't believe in trying to live off the 3," he said.

Jabari Parker, ranked the nation's top sophomore by many, led Simeon with 15 points. That included an amazing "and one" dunk in transition, a pretty fade jumper from behind the backboard and a tip dunk.

Steve Taylor, the state's No. 1 junior, had 13 points and 10 rebounds. He had nine points on three third-quarter possessions -- a corner 3 sandwiched between a pair of three-point plays off of offensive rebounds.